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welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. 15 days to go until the presidential election. it seems unbelievable that there are voters left that have not made up their mind. but tonight, the final debate could be the event that tips them. this race is very tight. mark starts our coverage from the debate site. >> it won't come down to the foot of a coin, but the election hangs in there. he takes a little time on the florida beach. with only one opponent down tonight, he probably doesn't feel as still as he looks. they will set out how they think america should act abroad. president obama says he has his record.

he says he rebuild america's image and to mend relations. but he says he has failed to give strong leadership to the world, particularly over the arab revolution. john mccain stood against obama in 2008 and is helping governor romney prepare for the debate. >> us, said there was a strong horse and we course, people like these from worse. we are clearly the week course in the middle east today. we are paying a very heavy price for that. >>io the increased the size of e army and navy, and stopping iran from reaching enough uranium to build a bomb. one senior adviser says it could be dangerous. >> a lot of swagger, not a lot of cooperation, probably being a

little to trigger happy. as a candidate, he has a tendency to shoot first and then later. >> he says obama should have given more of the lead. saying the administration shied away from admitting that the ambassador was killed by terrorists. dodge there were many days where we knew it was a spontaneous demonstration or a terrorist attack. >> of the suggestion that anybody on my team would play politics or mislead we have lost four of our own governor his offensive. >> after row, even tiny slips and victories can matter. while many americans don't care that much about foreign affairs, they do care about the

commander-in-chief. >> have little and crucial. for more on the stakes in the topics that might come out tonight, i am joined by the national correspondent for the atlantic. tell me, how different what america looks under president barack obama and a second term and governor romney wanting to become president? >> quite substantial. the difference will be pronounced more internally. governor romney, his foreign- policy is very general rather than having a specific agenda. the changes will be in tax rates as opposed to the interaction with allies. >> they make it sound as if there is a world of difference. >> it is likely that many of the advisers that surrounded the george w. bush administration

make up the the strength of the foreign policy team and will probably have more of that kind of town. >> governor romney says he would be tougher with iran. he will call tie the currency manipulator. has there one particular area where there be a significant difference? dodge the tone towards iran would probably be tougher. obama says that iran will not get a nuclear weapon. governor romney would not declare china currency manipulator and find a waan to say it was not necessarily because no american president has veered very much from the policy of engagement. >> he suggested we have not seen a debate change the direct -- trajectory of erases much as the first debate. >> i am cautious making predictions because we all

thought that the divisions were reestablished. it was hard to know that people are still waiting to hear. if we saw a dramatic change in the polls, half of the way that president obama had a lackluster showing. we don't know what might happen in these 90 minutes which is why we watch, historically, the third debates have less scoring power. god you just got back from china, this race is very tight and at the moment. people watching around the world simply can't vote -- not believe that barack obama might lose. >> they don't have disputed elections there very often, but i was working in beijing during the mccain racing and people were assuming as many people in america were a month ago that president obama had so fundamentally that governor romney would not be able to overtake him.

this is quite a tight race right now. caution that is why tonight's debate is worth watching. a quick look from around the world, the lebanese army will act decisively after violent clashes following sunday's funeral. he was killed by a bomb on friday at his death has made great anger across lebanon. three people have been killed in street battles. in the shooting of 34 miners by police has been reviewed in south africa during the strike of americana line in august. the state president has set up an inquiry that opens at the start of october and well as family members and the victims to attend. all of the events that led up to the strike. fidel castro has appeared in

public for the first time in several months, refusing and that he is gravely ill. a politician that met him showed photos of him being soldiers. the revolutionary leader has also published an article saying that far from being ill, he doesn't even remember what a headache feels like. the editors of the current affairs program news night is to step aside while an investigation is carried out into why the bbc decided not to run a report on child sex allegations made against the late bbc presenter. in his log, given the partially -- they presented programs for more than 40 years. our home editor. >> investigate another.

news night, amid allegations of corporate cover-up. the editor peter rep and stepping aside while investigations continue. explaining his decision to a joint investigation was inaccurate and incomplete, they say. the latest twist ces on the day of the panorama documentary that reveals the impact it had on one of the women being interviewed. >> the fact that i have gone through all the stress what i really needed to concentrate on getting well. >> middle stone includes interviews with reporters and producers behind the abortive investigation. >> ever since the investigation was taken to shelve the story, i have not been happy with the public announcements made by the bbc.

>> i was sure the story would come out one way or another and if it did, the ec would be accused of a cover-up. peter saying that the story is strong enough, substantial damage to bbc reputation. >> the editor of the news night, he ultimately reported to the director of news. the editor-in-chief is the director general. further details have emerged of a brief conversation with fellow director during which she warned that the news night investigation went ahead and how he might have to change the christmas kettles. they have scheduled to attributes over christmas. last month, he took over as director general. >> there are the two independent

reviews that have been set up, one looking at the past decade, and exactly what happened on his night. dodge the prime minister was asked what he made of the latest revelations of the affair. >> development are concerned because the bbc has changed its story. the questions need be entered by the independent reviews that the bbc has established. >> what makes the allegations particularly serious is that they call and question the independence of the journalism. any suggestion that news reporters were prevented from broadcasting a story could cause real damage to the credibility of news. >> i don't think they have handled it terribly well. this is the worst crisis i can remember in my nearly 50 years

at the bbc. >> with new revelations of abuse is still emerging, some of the apparent conflict between journalists and their editors as a side show. but the stake is public trust in the institution. it is seen as evidence of a vital independence. >> plants armstrong was once heralded as a sport in legend. the day, the cyclist who pays the ultimate price. the governing body has decided to strip him of his titles have banned him from the sport for life. i am joined by liz clarke. the president of the international cycling federation has said that lance armstrong has no place in cycling and he deserves to be forgotten. is that fair? >> i was struck by the power of

that word. i think it probably is fair, as harsh as it is. all only be engaged in doping for basically every athletic achievement he had, but he believed his teammates, and teammates, and he lied most emphatically. in fact, he came after people have that suggested he was competing on the up and up. is there a day of reckoning >> was it because he was such a hero with his fight against cancer, held up as such a role model? there is something that we as spectators at a journalist, we build figures up to herculean proportions, and when they come crashing down, it is all the more devastating. >> that is true of men in america, we have seen that pattern over and over again. whether it's marion jones,

michael veeck, barry bonds. the armstrong case is really its own dimension. primarily because of the extent he went to threaten other athletes in developing as well and making decisions that they really didn't want unmake to further his glory. and the venom and vengefulness with which he went against people the question him, journalists or newspapers, the u.s. anti-dumping agency. he did not just say he was innocent. he took a very venomous white superior -- swipes. >> were his runners-up claim? was anybody in this sport really claim? caution that is such a sad question.

i've been there is an overwhelming amount of evidence that the time in which he dominated, the entire sport was just as dirty as could be. it was simply leveling the playing field in their mind. and then they compete from there. sadly, 21 of 22 finishers had confessed to doping or link to. there is no deserving bronze medalist horse over a matter less in the wings, and no one is deserving of the honor. people will tell you that the sport has literally come clean and today's athletes should not pay the price for the transgressions of those before. >> he is not going to write again. is it the end for doping in cycling? >> i certainly hope so. history shows us that whatever

task is engineered to find out building, there is another drug to outfox the or basket. it has very much of that a cat and mouse game between those that would vote and those that would create a clean sport. i like to believe, but i am not sure i can believe that for cycling or swimming or athletics for many sports. >> thank you for talking to us. you are watching bbc world news america. tonight, new evidence of a deadly cholera outbreak with raising an issue for organizers there. japan has posted its worst september trade in more than 30 years. what is behind the slide?

>> anti-japanese protests swept across hot jazz -- across in september. it is clear that they were right to worry. exports from japan to china plunged in september and car sales have been hit particularly hard. a toyota and nissan are reporting large vase and exports and in production. but it is not just tried out. across the board, exporters looked grim. shipments to europe are down by more than 20% in september. exporters are being hit by the strong japanese yen that makes the product expensive. japan is also having to import more. following the nuclear disaster, all but one of the nuclear power stations remain closed.

were the ones last three of the total imports are out of fuel. >> in other words, there is no energy problem. we are still dragging the aftermath of the innocent -- into the meeting that it is less than 4%. energy prices have surged, and this is one of the reasons why we're getting constantly very large amounts of trade deficits. >> experts say october could be even worse. the impact of japanese boycott takes effect. there is now an urgent need for the government here to resolve the acrimonious island dispute with china. >> today, hillary and bill clinton were helping showcase a key u.s. aid projects launched

in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit the island in 2010. ? onhe heels of that disaster can the outbreak of cholera. there is evidence of a united nations base housing peacekeepers. the cholera strain killed more than 7000 people as an exact match to the strain found in nepal. got it kills within hours. it is a matter of life or death. she is one of more than 200 cases seen in this clinic allowed every week. cholera only costs a few pounds to a tree. she made it, but thousands have died. it is here 2 years ago the new group of soldiers arrived. there were from the pool where cholera is endemic. it is near the day's just a few

weeks later that the first case was reported. the un report last year admitted that sedentary conditions inside the compound were appalling. they said no one was to blame for the outbreak. hal, one of the authors says there is new evidence that changes that conclusion. >> weed out of that it is an exact match to the strain of cholera in the hall. the most likely source was somewhat infected with the strain and who was associated with the united nations facility. >> cholera is spread through dirty water and sewage. and in many parts of the country, they are and just appalling state. and let it hit the coastal town, there were thousands of cases in the first few days.

how does the u.n. response to the charge that it brought cholera? >> the un has to answer that allegation, but it must go through a legal procedure. i can tell you the work of a coordinator responding to that terrible epidemic, the fact that we have seen a significant decline in cases over the past year. nadia you find it incredibly difficult being the person the u.n. puts out to answer these kinds of questions. >> yes. i can't give you answers because half of the issues are out of my hands. >> it attacks the young and old. haiti did not need this. the un is an organization that seeks to do good in the world but it is facing a real crisis. that might be a crisis of its

own making. >> a serious investigation there. we all know how james bond alexa's martini, but we are about to find out how he takes his beer. the world premiere of sky fall was just days away and it is not the action or romance that has people talking. his choice of drink is raising the question if the action hero has sold out. >> product placement in which companies pay millions to have their merchandise is displayed in films is a tradition in bond movies. but bringing in heineken into the mix through an advertisement in the film itself just isn't right to say some bond fans. placing cars in double a seven films is fine. it goes with bonn's image. >> he is not supposed to drink

beer, he is supposed to have 54 dib -- don perignon. i can't help but feel like it is selling out a little bit. >> at one point, he does drink his trademark law of the martini. the presence of the beer is subtle but the producers got a big dollars. it is being reported that the third of the $150 million budget came from different product placement deals. >>ls what are your views? >> is a necessity and people make such a big deal out of it. it is unfortunate, but we get the movies made at that as all that matters. i hold myself a little bit for that, and we get a movie made. everybody wins. >> is a necessary evil?

>> i think so. but it is nothing new. it has been happening for the past 50 years. i don't see it as such a big deal. >> some directors to the product placement is a big deal because the impact it could have artistic control. >> a friendly person, product placement money will be sent, would it be possible for him to not say that while he is holding my thing? >> product placement has been noted by industry analysts the point of the film which is getting strong reviews is just as much a commercial marketing machine as ever. and it is effective. bond probably out does most other fictional movie heroes. >> the cost of making a bond movie.

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